Wednesday at dusk, a long line snaked up to the door of Union Jack's. The crowd, local business women and men, were eager to enter the 5th annual Bras for the Cause evening, a fundraiser for the Red Devils and the Women's Council of Realtors, Anne Arundel County chapter.

It was evening filled with a frisky Magic Mike vibe inside as nearly 20 men — some buff, some not so — proudly paraded and pranced wearing lavishly decorated bras, tutus, headgear or sombreros, and other sparkly attire through the lively crowd of more than 600.

Men in bras? It was all for the cause.

The proceeds from an auction during which the men promenaded and danced on the Union Jack's stage later in the evening raised $13,865 for The Red Devils, a non-profit Maryland-based organization that focuses on improving the quality of life for Maryland breast cancer sufferers, survivors and their families.

Jan Wilson, Red Devils' executive director, said, for those in need, the charity provides transportation to treatment centers, doctors' offices and services; support for family needs like meals and groceries, house cleaning services, childcare and respite care, and aids with payment of utilities, rents or mortgages; plus payment of medical costs and treatment therapies.

The annual Bras for a Cause breast cancer fundraiser was held on Wednesday night at Union Jack's in Annapolis.

Approximately 65 percent of the 2015 budget was allocated to family support.

The Red Devils, founded in 2002 and based in Baltimore, helps 800 to 1,000 breast cancer patients annually, depending upon funds raised through various events like Bras for the Cause. It usually invests about $300 per patient.

"Statewide, we have a network of 48 hospitals," Wilson said

Union Jack's was closed to the public during the event. The pub donated the space and provided appetizers throughout the evening free of charge.

The funds raised from ticket sales will help underwrite the expenses of the Women's Council, a 60 member group including men. It was established in 1930, and focuses on education, improving the industry and community service. The current president is Hedy Nelson, an independent broker and lawyer with Witz Realty, LLC.

Out in the parking lot, waiting his turn on the pink carpet, Bill Regan, of C&F Mortgage Corp., one of the evening's sponsors, noted he was attending to support a good cause. He also admired the bravery of the men who uplifted the fundraiser by modeling the customized bras.

The evening's organizer was Cheryl Listman, a breast cancer survivor and a loan officer for 1st Mariner Bank. She spun through a cluster of men in bras, urging them to "get movin' and mingle with the crowd."

The men were regularly slowed down by women clutching wads of dollar bills. The ladies stuffed the crisp cash into the men's bras and waistbands. It resembled scenes from the Channing Tatum flick "Magic Mike" about male strippers and the women who enjoyed their, um, dance moves. Later, the cash was given to the waitstaff at Union Jack's as their tip.

John Ruttum, 27, a St. Mary's High graduate, and a loan officer with First Home Mortgage, was sporting a 46 GG bra constructed in a camouflage-patterned fabric, which coordinated with his cammo pants. "I lost two aunts in 2011 and 2012 to breast cancer," he said. "When I was offered the opportunity through my job to do this, I didn't hesitate."

Another loan officer, Tim Shaeff, of 1st Marine Mortgage, said he was the "office rookie." His second day on the job, he signed up to model a bra strung with purple lights and Mardi Gras beads, a skimpy black tutu and a lavishly feathered mask.

It was "for a great cause," Shaeff said. "I get to get up onstage, dance, make a fool of myself and get loose, and have fun with my co-workers." His costume was handcrafted by Cheryl Listman.

As he spoke, Union Jack's employee Andrew Hoyes sashayed by wearing a pink cowboy hat. A pair of baby pumpkins perched on the tips of his bra cups, further embellished with autumnal silk foliage.

It was not all fun and games for JJ Fegan, a sales associate for ReMax Leading Edge. Leta Fegan, his wife of nine years, and love for 19, battled breast cancer and died Sept. 24, 2006. Since then, Fegan's been active in organizing South County Relay for Life fundraisers and other fundraising activities for breast cancer and cancer victims. He helped establish the Bras for the Cause event five years ago and has bellied up to wear a bra each year. Fegan also donated items to the Bra Auction.

This year Fegan went botanical with a bra adorned with dried hydrangea and festooned with feathers and flowers. The look was embellished with a skirt of palm fronds.

Fegan put an arm around the evening's co-chair, Pam Harrison, a ReMax executive and former president of the Women's Council. "She knew my wife," said Fegan. "She's been there and helped us through all the punches."

Debbie DiMarino of AmeriStar Homes was sitting at a table in the middle of the crowd wearing a tailored, pale pink jacket. "During a self-exam I found a lump. It was Stage II and was removed six weeks later," she said. Her surgery and treatment took place at the Tate Center at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. "It was hell, but thankfully I had a great support team of family, friends and co-workers. My boss was so accommodating," she said. "I'm here to support others who are fighting breast cancer. It's such an expensive fight. The radiation treatments were $1,500 apiece. Luckily, my insurance covered it."

The auction was kicked-off by guest host and emcee Katie Rose, a Mix 106.5 deejay. "This evening is like a bunch of bras," she announced. "It's uplifting, beautiful, very comfortable with moments that are warm and fuzzy."

Rose invited breast cancer survivors to come onstage. Ten women in the audience climbed the steps. Each announced her name and the years since the cancer was eradicated. One had survived breast cancer twice.

On to the main event, the auctioning of 13 packages by Jane Campbell-Chambliss of Campbell Auctioneers. For each auction, enveloped in loud theme music one or more males strutted onstage to urge the audience to bid for his bra and the items of value attached to each bra: weekends at the beach or in the country, trips aboard a pleasure craft, dinners, pro football game tickets, cosmetics and more. Up first, Realtor Richard Curtis, dressed as James Bond, slinked onstage in a tuxedo that opened to reveal a black rhinestone-crusted brassiere embroidered with a golden gun on one cup and "007" on the other.

He poured a martini and shook his hips, stirring the crowd to ecstatic cheers.